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|November 12, 2012, 04:30 PM
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Copper fouling...
So I have a wild hair after going on a range trip this past weekend.. sighted in two optics sets for my AR, ran some handloads through my pistol, and rang the gong/bell at 225 yards as well. Anyway, long story short, I ran some copper solvent through my Rem 700 BDL that I bought used, and have only taken to a range once or twice. Wow. I watched three footbal games, running two dry patches to clear the last treatment out, followed by a wet patch from about halftime of the first game until about 11PM that night, left it overnight like the bottle said, and I'm still getting blue patches out of the thing.
In my head, I know that there isn't really all that much copper in there, it just seems like it because it cleans out so slow, but my gut reaction is wondering how the heck the thing didn't blow up in my hands because the bore was several calibers smaller from all the copper .
|November 12, 2012, 06:08 PM
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I bought a can of Wipe-Out about a year ago and havent looked back. Guns that would not come clean with various solvents were clean with one use of Wipe-Out. I spray it in the bore before I leave the range or desert and after a few hours I run patches until they come out clean. I was running a patch of Hoppes after, but I stopped when it became evident I didnt need to any more.
|November 12, 2012, 06:12 PM
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Yeah, I saw a semi-scientific report of various cleaners, wipe-out wasn't on it, but Mpro-7 copper remover got the nicest reviews for copper fouling, so I've got a little bottle of that on the way. I'm just thinking the previous owner may not have cleaned, and I'm bemused by how many solid blue patches I'm getting back...
|November 13, 2012, 08:31 AM
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M-pro 7 is good stuff, but youy need to also use the "Gun Cleaner" alternately with the "Copper remover' for the best results. This is because the carbon & copper are layered like plywood. The "Gun Cleaner" also neutralizes the "Copper Remover".
Also don't be upset when you see no blue or green. Thats a product of ammonia-based metal solvents. M-Pro& is not ammonia based & the removed material is black or tan in color.
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|November 13, 2012, 08:50 AM
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Bore Tech Eliminator works well also, it's all I use for copper fouling.
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|November 13, 2012, 09:38 AM
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I've been told that during multiple shooting sessions without decoppering a bore, it gets layered with copper covered with powder residue and then during the next use copper builds up on the residue and gets covered with more residue. So when you finally decopper the barrel, you litereally are peeling off layers of copper.
I can't prove that it happens but is sure would explain why after a first cleaning you might have noticed a significant second dose of copper on the next cleaning.
+1 for Wipe Out foam for calibers over .224. It has the added benefit of not needing additional cleaning after its use.
For .223 calibers, the foam can nipple doesn't fit into a .224 bore and goes the foam all over the chamber and action when I tried it.
Now I use the Patch Out fluid on patches for my .223 and .22-250 and it still works the Wipe out miracles. Even with the foam, a patch of Wipe Out Accelerator fluid makes it decopper even better in about half the time.
|November 13, 2012, 09:40 AM
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Mostly I was just amazed I was getting solid blue patches back instead of a rifled blue streak on them, I think I finally finished up... finally ran two straight patches without blue streaks, now it's time for a trip to the range to see what, if anything, that did for me, as well as see if I can knock anything else loose inside there after another cleaning session on the thing with fresh firing done on it.
|November 13, 2012, 06:27 PM
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So you think your gun had alot of copper in. I cleaned the copper out of a gun for a friend that was 30 years old and had a few 100 rounds a year put dowm the tube and had never seen any copper soulven. After 50 patches of Sweets, and the last as blue as the first, I went out and shot it. He had quite shooting it because it was no longer accurate enough to hit a groundhog at 100 yrds, and I put 5 rounds in at abt .600 so I quit cleaning the bore and cleaned up the rst of the gun and sent it home. He used it for another 15 years untill he died and that was the only copper solvent it ever saw, and it was still shooting good.
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That's a heck of a story.
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No personnel experience with it but I like the sounds of the Outers Foul Out III.
It sounds like my kind of solution and I plan to buy one.
|November 14, 2012, 12:34 AM
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I tried loading the original Barnes X-bullet (years ago) in the 7mm-08 I had and fired about 20 rounds. I cleaned copper out of that barrel (Browning A-Bolt Micro-Medallion) for two days! I don't know how the new all copper bullets are but I will never again shoot them in any gun I own.
|November 14, 2012, 12:50 AM
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Please see the following test results, measured in grains of actual copper removed.
I won't even overtly name the product at this point.
But its use mirrors my own results in actual field use for the last three years after
40 frustrating years of everything else.
One session -- very wet patch, wait 10 min while packing up range gear, dry patch out.
No blue at all then using Butch's Bore Shine merely for indicator purposes thereafter.
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|November 14, 2012, 09:27 AM
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Never used KG-12, I think it's a water based cleaner. I use Wipe-Out Patch-Out, works well. For a deep cleaning JB Compound & Kroil oil followed by a regular cleaning. Old school I clean after every range trip. Never had a problem. Hope I helped, Be Safe Chris
|November 14, 2012, 01:13 PM
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KG is good stuff, it also works without using ammonia so you should not see green or blue, but brownish to black discoloration. I eneded up trying both M-pro-7 & KG. both worked, but the M-pro wetted into patches better. KG tends to not wick in, but ball up. Minor thing but there had to be one winner & it was M-pro.
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|November 14, 2012, 05:00 PM
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Yup the KG-12 seemed initially to be the better choice because its a single solution solution not a 2 solution one. I actually ended up wasting quite a lot before I figured out it had to go into a cupped patch to soak in.
I wonder why they didn't add some kind oif surfececant(sp?) or wetting agent? then it would be even better.
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|November 14, 2012, 06:24 PM
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If all that copper was smoothing out/filling imperfections in the bore, it may shoot worse now that it is all removed. Every barrel needs some level of copper fouling- which is why no one removes copper and then takes a cold bore shot that needs to "count". Some rifles get back their accuracy after only a round or two. Others can take a couple dozen. Experiment to find out what works for yours...
The military no longer removes copper from their(sniper rifle) barrels until there is a drop off in accuracy. Every rifle is different, some need a level of copper fouling to shoot well- depends on the quality of the barrel.
Do a search, lots of discussion on this.
|November 14, 2012, 06:50 PM
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I understood that, just did it because it was new to me, but not new period... so I figured I'd get to some sort of baseline so I knew how much had been sent down range and I could start keeping at least quasi-track.
|November 14, 2012, 06:56 PM
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I use Sweets 7.62 myself. Any used gun gets decoppered. After that I just do a treatment if accuracy starts to suffer. There is really no need to get all anal about it, but it is an issue that can absolutely have a deleterious effect on the accuracy of a rifle.
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|November 14, 2012, 07:12 PM
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I only posted because I was amazed at how many solid blue patches I was getting, and thought I'd see if others had other stories like this.
|November 14, 2012, 11:12 PM
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Try gun slick bore foam works for powder and copper. Also instead of a patch I run my.bore snake up through after ward twice and that gets it all out. I had the same problem with patches in my 270.
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In March 2003 the infrastructure selected for initial analysis was telecommunications. The analysis concluded that the financial corporations, and all other corporations, were potentially vulnerable to single points of failure. Further, the assessment identified linkages between and among telecommunication infrastructures and multiple other infrastructures that could, in the event of a catastrophic fail over or disruption adversely impact the 13 most critical infrastructures identified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The economic (and national) security of the nation, and the welfare of its citizens, is highly dependent upon a vast network of highly complex, automated, interdependent national and global systems and services. These critical infrastructures produce and distribute energy, run communications, control transportation, determine the availability of food, water, and emergency care, and provide other essential services. Most of them are privately owned and operated and not subject to government control. Many of them have thousands of critical components. Some are highly regulated, but others are not. Many of these infrastructures are aging and are in need of repair or are inadequate to meet growing customer demand. They are vulnerable to cyber, as well as physical, disruptions.
Because of infrastructure interdependencies, a catastrophic fail over/well-planned attack could result in cascading impacts that could paralyze a region. Of particular concern are those regions within the United States that are a major hub of economic activity and where there are located a significant number of major transportation and regional trade organizations, as well as other critical infrastructure components. A terrorist attack, certain unintentional acts, natural disaster, or multiple disruptions could cause major, prolonged damage to these organizations, and consequently to economic and regional interests.
Recent catastrophe's demonstrated that preventative measures can be compromised exploiting today's infrastructure vulnerabilities, particularly regional infrastructure interdependencies. Companies may take a prudent approach to security — conducting threat and vulnerability assessments, undertaking mitigation measures, and assessments and training — and yet remain acutely vulnerable because of limited understanding of interdependencies, unprepared for regional disruptions that will become the norm in an increasingly interconnected world. Organizations may not be a direct target of attack or disaster and yet still be significantly impacted.
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In advance of what could be a pivotal election for the city schools, candidates for the Central, East, Ferry, North, Park and West districts will answer questions posed by journalists, submitted by audience members and submitted via the Internet at www.facebook.com/babjbuffalo or at www.buffalonews.com. The forum also will be recorded for broadcast on public access TV in advance of the May 7 election.
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The loonie was up 0.12 of a cent to 89.33 cents US.
HSBC's purchasing managers' index for China dropped to 48.1 in March from February's 48.5. It was the lowest reading since July 2013 and was below consensus expectations of a modest rise.
The worse than expected Chinese data suggested that the slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy is deepening.
In the U.S., the initial or "flash" Markit purchasing managers index for the U.S. fell to 55.5 in March from 57.1 in February, but still showed improving conditions for manufacturers. Readings over 50 in the purchasing managers index indicate growth.
Commodity prices were mixed as May crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange was up 14 cents to US$99.60 a barrel.
May copper was unchanged at US$2.95 a pound while April bullion shed $24.80 to US$1,311.20 an ounce.
The dollar lost about nine-tenths of a US cent last week with the currency feeling pressure from two directions.
Markets were surprised after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could start raising short-term interest rates as soon as next year.
At the same time, Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz said that interest rate hikes in Canada could be further away than thought.
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NRA: Guns Don't Kill People, Video Games Do
The charade of Friday's NRA press conference was best summed up by one of the last lines uttered at it by NRA President David Keene: "…this is the beginning of a serious conversation-We won't be taking questions today."
Of course, neither Keene nor NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre would be taking questions. This "press conference" was not the beginning of any conversation–it was a lecture.
They were there to enlighten us. They were there to make sure that we all understood that: "It's not guns that kill people, it's video games." It's movies. It's the media. It's "monsters." It's a society that worships celebrities and money. It's greedy corporate executives and shareholders. It's foreign aid to other countries. (These were all actually referenced by Wayne LaPierre during his rambling speech.)
The one thing that Wayne LaPierre apparently doesn't believe is responsible in any way for the shooting deaths are guns. Not the guns used in the Newtown shooting that took the lives of 20 young children and 6 adults. Not the guns used in July to kill 12 and wound 58 in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. Not the guns used to kill six people at a Sikh Temple in August. And not the guns used to kill 94 more people in the US since the Newtown shooting. Yes, 94 more people have been murdered by gun violence since December 14. (And that number will likely be higher by the time you read this.)
Instead, LaPierre claimed that violence in movies and in video games like "Grand Theft Auto" contributed to gun violence. Yet he offered no explanation for why people who live in other countries where they watch the very same movies and play the very same video games as we do, have remarkably lower numbers of people killed by guns. For example, "Grand Theft Auto" broke UK sales records for fastest selling video game with over 600,000 units sold in its first day. However, in the UK, only 51 people were killed by guns in 2011. In contrast, in the US, 8,583 people were murdered by guns in 2011.
The real difference between the US and UK isn't that they are watching different movies or playing different video games. It's guns. We have close to 300 million guns legally owned while the UK has only approximately 1.8 million guns.
What the NRA leadership should have said – and what I know from twitter some NRA members expected they would say – is that the NRA was going to embrace sensible "human safety" laws. (To me, we should stop using the term "gun control"–I'm not concerned with controlling people's guns, I'm concerned with saving lives.)
At the very least the NRA should have called for a few common sense changes to our laws. The first and most obvious being to close the "gun show loophole." Our current federal law only requires background checks to determine if the purported gun buyer has a criminal record or history of mental illness if the gun is sold by a licensed firearm dealer.
However, when guns are sold by non licensed dealers, which occurs at many gun shows, no background check is required. How often does this loophole apply? Shockingly, approximately 40% of guns sold fall into the "gun show loophole." How many guns are we talking about? Estimates are that literally hundreds of thousands of guns are sold each year to people not subject to a criminal and mental background check.
Only 19% of Americans polled want to keep the law that way. The problem is that the NRA leadership is part of this 19% and has lobbied to keep the gun show loophole intact.
How can any organization that truly cares about saving the lives of Americans ever oppose a law to ensure that the mentally ill and criminals are prohibited from buying firearms?
So what did the NRA call for at its press event? More guns. LaPierre proposed that every school in America should have an armed guard. There are roughly 100,000 public schools meaning a boon in gun sales to arm these new guards.
But here's a glaring problem with the NRA's proposal. At the horrific Columbine High School shooting in 1999 that left 15 dead and 23 wounded, there was an armed guard. A 15-year veteran of the Sheriff's office was on the location. While he exchanged gunshots with one of the two shooters, he was unable to stop the shooting. How could the NRA leadership not be aware of this fact? And does this mean that every school would need two armed guards?
Will the NRA next suggest we have armed guards at every movie theater, shopping mall, Sikh temple, workplace, church – or any of the other location where mass shootings have recently occurred?
Clearly, the NRA leadership is not prepared to have an honest conversation on the issues about the role that GUNS play in the deaths of Americans. The one bright spot is that the rank and file members of the NRA disagree with the NRA elite on a growing number of issues, including 69% who favor closing gun show loophole.
The NRA leadership is at a crossroads. It can either begin to embrace policies that will save American's lives or find the NRA marginalized to the fringes of American society. Which path will they choose? While I know that NRA leaders LaPierre and Keene aren't taking questions right now, they may want to consider this one.


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CVCC Comes Up Short
The Catawba Valley Buccaneers attempted a furious comeback, but they fell short. The Buccaneers hit several 3-pointers in the closing minutes of their game Monday at home against Spartanburg Methodist College and pulled close.
Spartanburg Methodist made 1 of 2 free throws, and the Pioneers defeated the Buccaneers 59-55 at CVCC's Multi-Purpose Complex.
Spartanburg Methodist was 16-of-18 shooting Monday night from the free-throw line, and CVCC made only 3 of 11 attempts.
Bennie Mozingo led Spartanburg Methodist with a game-high 14 points. D.J. Brown scored 10.
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The NBA's 68th glorious season is off to a roaring start and the storylines are coming faster than John Wall in transition.
Will LeBron James and the Miami Heat (the reigning MVP and NBA champions) continue their march to dynasty status? How long will it take for injured stars Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook and Kobe Bryant to return to their former powers?
And will anyone get dunked on in a more vicious manner than the way DeAndre Jordan dunked on Brandon Knight? There is plenty of hype around the 2013-14 session, which promises to keep us on the edge of our seats from now until the NBA Finals in June.
However, one of the more subtle headlines is how technology is changing almost every facet of the game.
While basketball is no longer bound to the 13 original rules conceived when Dr James Naismith invented the game in 1891, the digital transformation of the NBA over the last few years has significantly impacted how the game is played, consumed, advertised and much more.
With the aid of social media, online streaming and stats, lets have a look at how digital has changed the NBA experience.
The impact of social media
The sport that thrives on furious flurries of activity and game winning buzzer beaters is seemingly built for the social media driven world we live in.
On any given night, the NBA can and will take over the timeline with its array of updates, highlights and comments from the sporting blogosphere.
And just like that the momentum swings back in LA's favor. They lead the Thunder 104-96 with 2:23 left in the 4th on ESPN.— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2013
Jame Anderson was unreal tonight going off for a career-high 36pts including the clutch 3 to send it to OT. @Sixers defeat Houston 123-117.— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2013
#ICYMI: Damian Lillard taking it hard to the rack for the win... http://t.co/JTQn0pkve9— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2013
This allows fans to keep up to date with all the games being played, enticing consumers to tune in to as many pivotal moments as possible. Particularly useful when 12 games are being played in a six-hour window as was the case Wednesday night.
The ability to use social to draw users into a particular game at the most important times is crucial for the NBA… and Twitter. While the sports league and the social network working together has been for the good of the fans, there are commercial benefits too.
The NBA was one of the first to partner with Twitter on the Amplify programme, which amplifies social TV conversations with real-time dual-screen sponsorships and in-Tweet clips from broadcasters. Here is an example from last season's NBA Finals featuring arguably one of the biggest shots in NBA History:
Ray Allen makes one of the most clutch shots ever! Sends it to OT with this BIG 3 #NBARapidReplay - http://t.co/6wBPcFDJgd— NBA (@NBA) June 19, 2013
And that is just Twitter. Behind every sports team are communities of fans who are eager to demonstrate their loyalty in social settings. Leveraging this has helped the NBA gain almost 36 million likes and follows on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google + and YouTube. And that is not including individual teams, regional or sponsored accounts or accounts of subsidiary leagues.
Addressing changing consumer habits
The NBA has done extensive work to globalise its brand. This season, there are 92 non-American players from 39 countries in the league and only three out of the 30 teams do not have a foreign player on their roster.
In addition to that, NBA hosts many events in the off-season and post-season in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America to plant and fly flags internationally. But what happens during the regular season, when attention and activity is fixed firmly on US timezones?
Allow me to introduce NBA League Pass:
The league pass allows fans from all across the world to watch the entire season on desktops or via the NBA Game Time App for tablets and smartphones. This helps fans to actively keep up with the season and follow their favourite teams and players on a nightly basis.
The benefits of being able to stream games online are just as valuable to domestic audiences. Traditionally, fans were restricted to watching the games that were broadcast on national television, plus the teams that are covered in their regional television package.
However, with NBA League Pass, fans are free to watch any one of 1,230 regular season games of their choice, irrespective of location.
The app also acts as a second screen companion. With many consumers likely using a second screen while watching television, according to Econsultancy's Multi-Screen Marketer report, the app can be used to complement TV coverage, showing viewers in-depth stats for the game they are watching. Or if they choose to, they can watch up to four games at once, providing consumers with more than enough content to keep them engaged with NBA programming.
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Speaking of stats, the NBA is using a lot of data in a lot of different ways. The traditional statistics used to measure players and teams are being replaced by more advanced stats that give greater context.
NBA has officially jumped onto the bandwagon as a league with last year's launch of nba.com.stats, a comprehensive breakdown of every player's stats since the 1996-97 season.
Many fans are using the new data sets to argue the case for their favourite players and teams. Kirk Goldsberry, from Grantland.com along with Ashton Shortridge used NBA data to create a new scoring metric called ShotScore, which takes into account court space and NBA shooting averages to explore who are the most effective scorers in the game.
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The NBA has also invested in technology to gather new kinds of data. The summer saw a league-wide rollout of player tracking technology that will give insight into speed, distance and player separation, among other variables.
While some of this data will be used to bolster the statistical offerings provided to fans, how the data will be used by teams appears to be largely kept under wraps to maintain a competitive edge.
The impact of analytics on people
With NBA franchises venturing into the advanced stats era with varying levels of excitement and expectations, the impact is felt just as much off the court, as it is on the court.
The modern basketball coach is expected to be comfortable enough and/or willing to incorporate more numbers into what can be seen as an intuitive role. This shift in expectations is part of the reason a record 13 teams (nearly half the league) started this season with new coaches.
In addition, players are finding there are new ways to evaluate their value. By traditional stats, Rudy Gay is an All Star, but advanced stats values his game as an "Analytic Nightmare". So who is right? And more importantly, who is right when the time comes to negotiate contracts?
While analytics can provide an insight into the performance of a player, that information should not exist in a vacuum. According to ShotScore, Monta Ellis was the least efficient scorer in the league last season:
However this season, his first playing within a decent offensive system, has seen him become a much more efficient player. Although this could be simply a hot streak, a sustained performance could demonstrate that as insightful as statistics can be, they do not account for the ecosystems in which basketball players are in.
The digital transformation of the NBA has been eventful to say the least. The league and its teams appear to be taking positive steps in creating a digital culture.
While many may raise eyebrows at the effect technology has had on the business of basketball, it has created a more immersive and engaging experience for its fans worldwide.
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Good post Bola, I'd say that social media has changed a lot, not just sport, but it's now such a normal part of our lives that it's one of the main ways we all communicate.
The NBA in particular is a prime example of an association that has really taken hold and embraced the social sphere and with outside engagement from its followers, it's now well and truly established on all of the major platforms.
NBA are making their sport accessible to a wide audience on a range of devices and most importantly channels as well, which is definitely being absorbed by their fan base.
Great post! It really is unbelievable to think just 10 years ago when you had to wait around for the highlights of a game to come on to see the score. Now you can get a true play-by-play feel with social media.
I think the NBA does a great job with their social media campaigns and that's one of the reasons it has vaulted to the second most popular sport in America. Even players' tweets make the highlights now! It's not just the league itself, but the actual players connecting with fans on a level that has never been available.
Makes you think where we will be in another 10 years!


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Paid search only accounts for 6% of total clicks from search engines versus natural search at 94% of clicks, according to research from GroupM UK carried out with Nielsen.
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It's interesting to see that more people are willing to dig further into the SERPs with non-branded searches before clicking. Searchers are smart and they know what the first result isn't always the best for them. Ranking in the top is still valuable, but there is still hope for everyone not in the top 3.
It would be interesting to see the volume of brand and non brand searches within the categories to make any sense of this daft headline.......
For example if a large proportion of the "Airline" data were big brand searches "British Airways" "American Airlines" etc, then yes natural results with the expanded site links would get more traffic.....how enlightening.....
Well, if you are talking about navigational and informational queries, CTR should be close to 100% since most of the time there are no ads on the SERPs.
How can people click on ads that don't exist then?
@NickStamoulis Yes it's great to have visibility on how brand and non-brand CTRs differ. Not a huge surprise that branded searches have a much higher CTR, but good to get confirmed and useful having a number on it!
@NeilJohnstone Overall this research looked in to 1.4 billion search queries in the UK over the month of June so it should be pretty robust. Good news though, GroupM UK is re-running the research again in 2012, so will be publishing how habits have changed in 2012. Worthwhile looking out for that if you're a little skeptical!
@Henri Yes you're right, a lot of searches are navigational and this is likely reason why the #1 - #3 CTRs are so high in the airline, automotive and broadcast industries.
Is there more substance or data available, or just this infographic?
As an SEO in the home & garden industry, I love this data! I wonder if the pattern would be similar among U.S. surfers.
The overall numbers are similar to what we have seen in the past, even though there are factions claiming the death of the orgainc serps all over the place.
I did think that the spread in age difference would be larger due to better education of how the serps work among the younger crowd. Thankfully, the older crowd seems to be getting better educated every day.
I'm glad this study appears to cover "abandoned" searches (i.e. the opposite of "successful" ones.
On Google it looks like it's saying it's 9% - which is about half what I believe it to be, based on previous studies I've seen...
...also the percentage of Paid clicks versus Organic clicks seems much lower than previous estimates would indicate.
I ran through all the issues I had with past studies here previously, glad to see this one appears to be addressing much of them:
David, how or where does one get a copy of the details of the study, i.e. the methodology etc - I hope it wasn't based on asking users questions, in which case it would be completely unreliable - only measuring acutal behavior is a valid approach for this kind of thing. Thanks! - Ted
In the search queries that where under the microspcope, were there sponsored results in ALL the SERPs?
I have sites ranked 1st position organically and in the sponosored listings and I don't see 9X as many clicks for organic over paid.
Hi David;
Be really interested, in seeing more of this data, I've done extensive research on CTR looking at impressions against actual website clicks for search, mobile etc. Can you explain more about Nielsen data, as Chris said what % of queries produced ads? - Other than that I like the insights.
This data is a bit misleading because it includes queries for which no paid search ads were displayed (a significant portion). I may be wrong about that, but there's not very much transparency regarding the methodology, so I can't say for sure. If we excluded all queries for which there were no paid search ads, I expect that the percentage of clicks going to paid search would be much higher.
Hey David. What do think what CTR does a website gets for ranking in top 3 for generic keywords related to PPC. We did research on cars reviews website and CTR we got for ranking in top 3 was around 45% for generic phrases.
Great Infographic David, it will be interesting to see what differences recent changes in Google make to these statistics - such as the reduced 7 results on Google search for some branded terms.
The increase in PPC use for higher age groups is also intriguing, is this a result of each generation being more tech savvy or simply a sign of search patterns for different age groups I wonder. If the former then we should see a decline in ppc usage in the future.
@AlecBertram You can find out more about a bit more about the research here: http://www.mindshare.co.uk/news/articles/mindshare-launch-new-seo-research.aspx Might be worthwhile asking Richard Rowley if he will provide you with more of the data.
@Claire Glad you liked the research. This is just UK data, but it would be good to learn how this differs to the US market.
@DuaneMcLennan Yes I think the majority of the data in here is similar to what we've seen before. The one about the older people are, the more they click on PPC is interesting and I think is largely explained by education.
@TedIves The insights around abandoned searches are interesting yes. We had it down at 9% unsuccessful for Google, interesting that Bing is 24% unsuccessful... If you'd like to find out more on this, please pick up with Richard Rowley who led the research at Mindshare UK.
@ChrisWanger Sponsored results were not in all the SERPs! This is why organic search takes 94% of the overall market. So just to be very clear, this study looked at search terms across the whole of the UK and was not limited to results which had both paid and organic results.
@NeilWalker Hi Neil! I don't have the data as to what % of queries produced sponsored results. Would be good to know if the result surprises you across all the UK that 94% of clicks goes to organic? Personally, it didn't really surprise me massively. If we looked at a sector by sector analysis, I'm sure on finance, the % of clicks going to PPC would more be around 20% or 30%, but because this is across all terms, all industries, news, images etc. it's not that surprising the amount of traffic going through the organic results is so high. If you'd like to know more about the research do drop Richard Rowley a line.
@SeanWeigoldFerguson I think the headline that econsultancy decided to run this infographic under could be construed as a little misleading. The fact is that this is clicks across the UK search space, and does include results which didn't have PPC results, hence the reason that the PPC traffic cumulatively in this study only took 6% of clicks.
@EllieGacy This study found that in the UK the top 3 ranking organic sites in the automotive sector took 85% of the clicks.
@Antony It will definitely be interesting to see how these results change. We have another set of research currently being done and we will be publishing the results online in the coming months!
Very nice, good stuff. You've made a mistake in the analysis though - "Also, women are slightly more prone to clicking on paid search results than males, and, as age increases, so does the likelihood of clicking on paid search results."
Nope, just that 53% of paid clicks were from women. Unless (and it's possible that this is in the data and it's just badly represented) that it's pure co-incidence that the 53% (female) + 47% (male) adds up to 100%. Indeed if there were twice as many female searches as male, their click through rate could be half that of men! The same goes for the age data.
TL;DR - Propensity to click on paid search ads isn't the same as what volume of each cohort clicked on the ads.
Also the CTR's aren't CTR's - they're where people clicked when they did do a click, so they're more share of voice.
I'm rather sceptical that this "looked into 1.4bn search queries", unless the monitoring software was on, what, 28m computers? More likely that Neilsen's panel data when extrapolated to the UK population gives this result. Also, it could explain the high representation of women and retirees - they're much more likely to be represented on market research panels, in my experience.
Anyway, it's interesting to get some data, it makes a nice demographic, but I think there are a few flaws in the conclusions. Thanks again for the work, and sharing - it's certainly a good talking point and I'm sure everyone will be quoting the numbers you've produced in presentations!
I found these results very interesting, in particular toe dominance of organic over paid. Although i do accept that the equation would shift once non-ppc searches are removed. Be good to know how this compares with previous studies
@ Ted Ives 'I'm glad this study appears to cover "abandoned" searches (i.e. the opposite of "successful" ones.' - Me too, best to get the facts hey!
Thanks for the post and infographic.
Rich @ Optilead
@David - really interesting research, can't wait to see the 2012 results to see what, if any, the changes have been.
@GavinHudson Thanks for your feedback Gavin. You're point on click share and CTR is valid. The research did however look into demographics across all search channels Google Web Search, Google Image Search, Google Map Search, Google Shopping Search, Google Video Search and Google News Search so we do feel we're able to show a correlation with age, gender and clicks, but this is open to interprtation. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the data. If you want to see the full piece, it would be worthwhile dropping Richard Rowley at Mindshare a note.
@davinder We've seen very different stats by vertical and by the intent that surrounds keywords.
@Optilead You're welcome Rich! It is useful to have a stat on abandoned!
@AllyManock Glad you enjoyed the research. We hope to publish the next batch of research in a couple of months or so...
Anyone else surprised that CTRs were lowest on the top 3 positions in the consumer electronics sector? Seems strange doesn't it?
@GarethBaker Good question, one of the factors that could have influenced this is the likelihood that shopping results could have been included within these results so this could potentially have had an impact in terms of lowering the clicks on positions 1, 2 and 3.
This is awesome stuff....I love Infographics.
Mammoth searches in UK....50 man years to say even all terms!
Is is that PPC is then not worth investing in :-) The contribution to CTR is extremely small.
It should had defined "which terms they defined/ categorized as branded" terms.
Its interesting that as age increases the tendency to click on PPC results increases.
I always believe in life that the best solutions are always a mix of many good solutions....No lone solution is the best solution.
Real ROI = PPC + All small & Big efforts on SEO (a.k.a Trust Building)
Two things to take into consideration when saying PPC only accountsz for 6% :
- Google have removed the ability to big on long tail. This tremendously hinders PPC in this sort of analysis as we know most clicks are done there.
- .... But what about the commercial intent on those terms ? As a PPCer, i actively work hard to exclude some terms. Surely this should come into account. If you had to pay for each SEO click, you'd think twice about which term you'd be on.
- The commercial intent is key here, because clicks is not an end metric. If PPC is only generating 6% of total SEM clicks, but 60% of clicks on commercial-orientated queries (look at the cost of head terms ...), then it is a much different picture being painted
This article is a really good analysis as well :
Interesting data - thanks for sharing. Did the information differentiate between first page clicks and non-first page clicks, or only lump them all together as being out of the top 3 positions?
Thanks very nice blog!
Among the many types of non-commercial searches included in the sample, think of all the searches like physical addresses that display a map and (unpaid) organic listings.
I suspect many marketers will draw invalid conclusions from that eye-popping figure of "94% of search clicks being on organic listings."
To the business owner who sells pet food or insurance services, the statistic that matters is the available commercial-intent searches in their vertical... not the fact that thousands of people searched for the address of some office tower, or wanted to navigate to a Wikipedia entry on string theory, that day.
Unfortunately this type of statistic can be (mis)used to give the company owners hope that there is a vast universe of organic joy just waiting to be unlocked. To know the real story as it pertains to the advertising world, the data need to be much more specific.
Do this: try running searches on terms like "string theory". I think the search engines do a great job of hanging back and letting research-oriented users find relevant resources. That being said, it's not hard to find a YouTube video in the mix, usually. And where there is YouTube, there is monetization. :)
It's mostly branded searches (80 %) so I'm not surprised by the numbers for navigational search. Research for non-branded keywords would be more interesting. Perhaps you can try that next time?
Interesting data David. Thanks for sharing. I would be interested seeing the research data for same study based on Canada.
I'd like to know where the raw data comes from, and if anyone can analyse it to verify the validity of the report. If there is no transparency or references, how can we trust reports like this?
Interesting results.
Where can I get data for 2012?


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Shadow care and older people's minister Liz Kendall said a "bigger and bolder response" was needed. She said: "This would be a small step forward for some people who need residential care in five or more years time but it won't be fair for people with modest homes." The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said the reforms were a potential "step forward".


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St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Boston Seeks Full-time Youth Director
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Boston is seeking a full-time Youth Director, who will be responsible for the overall development and implementation of a comprehensive program designed to meet the needs of the children and young adults of the parish. The goal is to offer a sound religious foundation for youth which promotes Orthodox Christian values of worship, fellowship, service and witness.
The Youth Director will work under supervision of the pastor. He or she must be a committed Orthodox Christian, a highly motivated self-starter who understands contemporary youth culture and who will serve as a good role model for the youth. He or she will be interacting with parents, keeping them informed, and encouraging their support and active participation.
The Youth Director will also work closely with the Parents' Guild and volunteer staff, to design strategies which will improve and expand the parish youth ministry, including the recruitment and training of volunteers to assist in coordinating and staffing. The Director will set and oversee a youth ministry budget, as part of the general parish budget.
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Lucian Freud: a career in pictures
View images from three exhibitions celebrating the work of the prolific artist
London is currently awash with exhibitions celebrating the life of Lucian Freud (1922-2011) through painting, drawing and photography. An intimate show of drawings at Blain/Southern, selected by curator William Feaver in association with the artist, coincides with the National Portrait Gallery's magnificent retrospective of his paintings of friends, lovers, models and family members. Freud's long-time studio assistant David Dawson recorded the man at work and at rest and his photographs can also be seen here in our gallery dedicated to all things Freudian.
'Benefit Supervisor Sleeping', 1995
Showing at the National Portrait Gallery


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The Falmouth-based Pied Piper is the little ferry that just keeps on going. On a recent Sunday afternoon, a number of the passengers aboard were as familiar with the ritual of boarding the boat as repeat customers are familiar with a commuter bus.
Ed Berger of Wellesley and Chappaquiddick was comfortably seated, his weekend with family over. On this late-afternoon trip he was heading home to get back to work. Seated next to him was his father in law, Sam Fuller of Sherborn.
Mr. Berger identified himself as a weekend commuter.
"You'll find a lot of people on this boat are from Chappaquiddick," Mr. Berger said.
Mr. Fuller nodded his head in agreement. The computer engineer has been coming to the Vineyard for 27 years. He and his wife Carol have lived on Chappaquiddick for quite a few years and he said they both see the Pied Piper as a commuting godsend.
The ferry makes going between two homes easy. To get on the ferry, he can walk on the Chappaquiddick ferry, walk off, go to Memorial Wharf and await the arrival of the 90-foot boat. It takes only a few minutes.
Without the passenger ferry, the trip to the mainland gets a lot longer and is entirely different. He said he'd have to make arrangements to get to Vineyard Haven or Oak Bluffs by car or bus. And he would have to coordinate that trip with a departing boat. Plus, his mainland car would most probably be in a distant parking lot.
Obviously, getting home this way is easier.
After a full summer schedule, the Pied Piper is now operating on weekends. A one-way ticket costs $15, round trip is $30. In contrast, the one-way passage on SSA ferries between the Vineyard and Woods Hole is $7 one-way and $14 for a round trip.
Ridership on the little ferry also is much smaller than the larger Steamship Authority.
According to the Authority, the Pied Piper served 9,151 customers this past July, down from the 9,780 served in the same month in 2006. Meanwhile this year's ridership on the Authority for the same month was 324,077, up from 321,898 of a year ago.
The business offers valet parking. Cars arriving at the Falmouth harbor parking lot, adjacent to the Pied Piper dock, can leave their car, without a concern about finding a parking place.
T.J. Silvia, general manager at Falmouth Ferry said vehicles are parked in empty boat sheds. "All the boats are in the water in the summer," he said. Offering indoor parking for cars is a pretty unusual perk for ferry service, at $20 per day.
Getting the car at the Falmouth side is easy. Mr. Silvia said that when a passenger gets on the ferry in Edgartown, they bring their valet parking slip. Word is radioed back to Falmouth while the boat is under way, so that by the time the boat ties up in Falmouth, their car is waiting within a few feet of the dock.
Summer was over for Thea Rodenburg, a junior at the University of Arizona. She sat on the starboard side, second level of the boat looking out over the water. There was sadness in her voice about this trip.
She had just finished a three-week assignment as a babysitter for a family in Edgartown. She was charged with overseeing a 15-year-old. "This probably the best job I've ever had, any summer" she said.
The two traveled the Island, she said. Miss Rodenburg said her first visit to the Vineyard was two years ago and it was a quick trip to Oak Bluffs. This was entirely different.
"We went to the beach every day. I think the Vineyard is one of the top three places I've been," she said. "Everyone is super nice."
Bismark Irving, 44, of New York city, had never been to the Vineyard before. He came with his friend to help in the delivery of a boat. "This is an extremely beautiful place. I can't understand why it took me 44 years to get here," he said.
Mr. Irving was with a party of two others, Lesley Perrin and her son Scott Perrin, of Woods Hole.
Earlier in the day, Scott Perrin sailed his boat from home to Lake Tashmoo, where it would be kept for a week.
Mrs. Perrin said she went for the sail with her son to visit the Vineyard for the first time in 50 years.
"It is so built up since the 1950s," she said. "The buildings in Edgartown used to be houses and now they are shops."
Dave Wolfthal of East Bridgewater was returning after spending a quick day on the Vineyard. He, his wife and eight year old daughter came over for the day. "We used to vacation here 10 years ago, every summer. We haven't been here in 10 years."
The trip arose out of a connection with college friends. They went to Falmouth and thought it would be fun just to come over to the Vineyard for the day.
"We walked Edgartown streets and of course went to Mad Martha's for ice cream," he said. "It was a wonderful visit. I forgot how much I like the Vineyard."
On the other side of their positive visit, Mr. Wolfthal said: "I was surprised how expensive the Vineyard has become in five years. I kind of expected it to be expensive, but I was still surprised."


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Globe photos of the week, Jan. 18, 2013
Globe photos of the week, Jan. 18, 2013
Xavier Blocker, 3, moved in close as the Rev. Miniard Culpepper made his final announcements during a Sunday service at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in which the shooting of 13-year-old Gabriel Clarke and the violence on Boston streets were discussed. Clarke, who is still hospitalized, is a choir member at Berea SDA Church.
Saxophonist Schiller Joseph, trumpeter E. Daile Beauplant, and organist Jean Louis Daniel played during a service at the New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan marking the third anniversary of the deadly 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Marie Rene Brezault, a Boston resident originally from Haiti, cried out the names of relatives lost in the 2010 Haiti earthquake during a memorial ceremony at the New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan.
A construction worker got ready to move an angel from the ceiling of the former St. Joseph Church in Salem during demolition.
Daniel Abraham, Cristian Lopez, David Kovin, Parkour Generations Americas instructor Blake Evitt, and Rachel Kelly practiced walking across a narrow railing outside of the Somerville High School and the Somerville Library during a class called Boston Weekend Wakeup.
Caleb Cliff of Somerville practiced Shaolin Kung Fu along Memorial Drive in Cambridge. "I love it. In terms of discipline and centering, there's nothing like it," said Cliff.
Dancers in the 14-15 age group auditioned for The School of American Ballet summer program at the Boston Ballet in Boston. The international auditions will see about 2,000 prospectives and choose roughly 200.
Jason Triplett, front, Jen Kent, left, Ryan Norton, left back, and Matthew Masters, right, walked to Kings bowling alley for a party after participating in Boston's 6th annual No Pants Subway Ride.
Pam Hatchfield, left, head of objects conservation at the MFA, and Isabella Damiani, curator at the Capitoline Museum in Rome, looked over a rare bronze sculpture of a Roman statesman that dates to around 300 BC as it arrived at the MFA during its first visit to the United States.
Brookline animal control officer Pierre Verrier held a wild turkey that was caught in Brookline after complaints that the birds were terrorizing citizens.
Celtics power forward Jared Sullinger brought the crowd out of their seats as he slammed two fourth-quarter points to put Boston ahead of the Charlotte Bobcats 78-70 at the TD Garden.
Boston College Eagles Kevin Hayes celebrated his goal against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats during first-period action at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill.
From left: Mika Bauk, Brayden Dalton, and Seth Rosczewski cheered on the Boston Bruins during their first practice at TD Garden since the NHL lockout ended.
The Bruins' Dougie Hamilton (53) hit the ice as teammate Dennis Seidenberg skated behind him during first period action. The Boston Bruins played against their minor league affiliate, the Providence Bruins, in the annual "Black and Gold Game" at the TD Garden on Jan. 15.
Patriots wide receiver Brandon Lloyd leaped over a security rope as he headed off the field at Gillette Stadium after New England's 41-28 victory over the Houston Texans propelled them to the AFC Championship.
Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski received a 15-yard penalty for this horse collar tackle of the Texans' Danieal Manning at the end of a 35-yard kickoff return at Gillette Stadium.
Patriots running back Shane Vereen headed into the end zone after he hauled in a 33-yard pass from Tom Brady for a touchdown that helped seal the New England victory over Houston in the NFL Divisional Playoff Game at Gillette Stadium.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady howled to the fans in the south end zone as he came onto the field for pregame warmups before the NFL Divisional Playoff Game at Gillette Stadium.


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A few weeks ago, I had an amazing musical experience. As someone who studies music and music-making for a living, it was the kind of experience that has refreshed my outlook and ramped up my excitement. The name of my site here, "Being Musical Being Human," reflects a deep value of mine, but I don't actually feel it as much as I'd like. Well, a few weeks ago, I felt it, and it was quite profound.
Enough suspense…I attended my first Dave Matthews Band concert. It was intensely rewarding, and I've found myself thinking about it a lot since then. If you've been to one of their shows, then you know how compelling they can be. And if DMB isn't your cup of tea, I'd still urge you to continue reading here. It's taken me a few weeks to process the event for myself, and try to discover why it was so powerful. I believe that what I experienced can be of great value to musicians of all kinds.
First a little background. My good friend Mike is a huge fan of the Dave Matthews Band. A while back he told me that he was taking me to a DMB concert…July 2012 at the Alpine Valley amphitheater in East Troy, WI. The drive from Nebraska to Wisconsin wouldn't be too bad, he assured me, and it would be totally worth it to see this great live band do an outdoor concert. I was somewhat familiar with DMB, but I wouldn't say I really knew them. It was more like I knew of them. I knew they were made up of good musicians and were known for live performing. So I figured it'd be good for me to go.
Before I left for the road trip with Mike, I resolved that I would not approach it like a music scholar. I would do my best to exit that part of my self. I was traveling away from home—and not for a conference this time!—and was confident that I wouldn't run into anyone who'd greet me with a "Hey Dr. Woody." So I decided to try to experience it like a regular person, if only for Mike's sake…seriously, who'd want to hit a concert with me prattling on about cognitive translation of imagery-based music instruction, or some such thing?
It was a beautiful 75 degrees the night that Mike and I were joined by 30-some thousand of our closest friends on the concert grounds. I think the whole scene allowed me to take in the show like a normal person. Well, kind of. I did a good job of behaving like the throngs of concertgoers who packed into the amphitheater. Honestly I had a blast. I cheered, clapped, danced and sang along. But as I've reflected on the show since then, I realize I was able to experience—really feel—some of the wonderful things about music that I often teach, research, and advocate to others. It's difficult to pick exact adjectives to describe it, but the words personal, emotional, and soulful are in the ballpark. In a deeply meaningful way, it reinforced a number of things that define the heart of music as I understand it.
First, the musical breadth of the Dave Matthews Band is inspiring to me. Not many rock bands include a violinist, trumpeter, and saxophone player, to go along with their guitars, bass, and drums. All of the DMB musicians have impressive credentials spanning the styles of jazz, classical, and a broad range of vernacular music styles (e.g., funk, hiphop, country, bluegrass). That July evening, it meant a lot to me as a trumpeter, to hear Rashawn Ross's extended Harmon-muted solo on the song "Loving Wings" early in the concert. When he quoted the jazz standard "St. Thomas"—one of my favorites in my younger days—I felt like he was playing to me personally! (You can hear it at the 4:24 point in this recording.) Also at the concert, a surprise special guest was guitarist Stanley Jordan. He is known for his innovative guitar techniques and the mixing and blurring of musical genres. In fact on his website, he speaks passionately about his "belief in the integrationist spirit of music." As impressed as I am with musicians who specialize and become excellent in one style of music, I'm flat amazed at those who explore more of the entire world of music and grow from it.
At the concert I was also reminded how many things go into the powerful experience of live music. I'm talking about everything from the visual aspects of performance and the musicians' physical interactions onstage, to the open-air venue of the concert and the almost palpable adoration of the crowd. I call these kinds of things para-musical factors (rather than extra-musical) because I believe they are necessarily part of live music making and just as affecting as the musical sounds heard. As I've come to find out, live performance is what the Dave Matthews Band is all about. Having been together since the early 90s, the group has released a mere seven studio albums; only a handful of their songs have entered the top 20 of any Billboard US chart. In contrast, they've recorded nearly 50 live albums and have remained one of the most popular and prolific touring bands over the last two decades. Unlike many other musicians whose natural environment seems to be a practice room or recording studio, the DMB guys are in their element when playing live. Their collaboration is so much more than the combining of their individual parts. Their spontaneous communication with each other onstage is also enhanced by their interaction with the audience. Those in the crowd also become music-makers, constantly dancing, clapping, and singing along. This appeals to me incredibly. It's one thing to appreciate great performance by musical experts, but when so-called "non-musicians" freely sing and make music together…well, that really fires me up!
The final moments of the concert for me were by far the most special to me. It was so evident that the musicians in the Dave Matthews Band really enjoy making music together. These guys were not obligated to play for nearly four hours that night, but they did. And in the final encore, they carried out a joy-filled cover of "Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin" (an old Sly and the Family Stone song with an intentional mondegreen title). As you can see for yourself in the video below, they had a lot of fun doing it. My favorite part was when Dave was practically overcome by the need to dance. He shed his guitar—which Stanley Jordan grabbed for himself—in order to better twist and strut around the stage! And perhaps this is my biggest take-home lesson from the DMB concert that I felt so deeply: from the audience perspective, there is nothing better than taking in a live performance of musicians who unmistakably love what they're doing.
Image sources: Fire dancer image from DMB album Stand Up. Rashawn Ross pic from The Saratogian (photo by Ed Burke).


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Wat Pa Maha Jedi Kaeo (Wat Larn Kuad)
Located in the municipality region, the Buddhist temple is remarkable with architectures made from million of colourful glass bottles donated by the people. All the architecture is beautiful, particularly the pavilion called 'Sala Thansamo Maha Chedi Kaeo' Ubosoth located mid of the pond. The ubosoth houses a very beautiful white jade Buddha image. How to get there: From Si Sa Ket City to Amphoe Khun Han, use highway 211 and 2111, en route Amphoe Phayu and Phrai Bueng. This route is 61 kilometres long.
Khao Phra Viharn National Park
The park's territory lines Thailand-Cambodia border, over high cliff and lush forest of Dongrek Range. Khao Phra Wihan National Park acquires 130 square kilometres area of Amphoe Kantharalak of Si Sa Ket, Sub Amhoe Nam Khun and Amphoe Nam Yuen of Ubon Ratchathani. The country's 83rd National Park was established on March 20, 1998.


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Republican attitudes shifting on gay marriage
WASHINGTON – In the U.S., Democrats lay claim to being the party that backs same-sex marriage and fights for gay rights.
But a growing number of Republicans – gay and straight alike – are looking to change that.
And there are signs the Grand Old Party is changing with them.
"The party is – no question about it – shifting," said Marc Solomon, national campaign director with Republican group Freedom to Marry.
Court challenges have overturned gay marriage bans in a number of states this year, rulings that went unopposed in states including in New Jersey, New Mexico and Wisconsin – all states helmed by Republican governors eyeing a run for the White House in 2016.
A growing number of prominent Republican and conservative voices now openly support gay marriage – from commentator Ann Coulter to director Clint Eastwood.
And three openly gay Republicans are in the running for seats in Congress in November's midterm elections, including California candidate Carl DeMaio, who ran a campaign ad featuring clips of him holding his partner's hand.
But there's still a fault line within the party on the controversial issue, especially along generational lines.
Over 60% of GOP voter under 30 back gay marriage. That drops to 22% for party members over 65.
And social conservatives like former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee and ex-senator Rick Santorum are vocal opponents – the two headlined a Capitol Hill rally Thursday in support of traditional marriage.
There was also a dust-up this month at the Texas Republican convention between a national Republican LGBT group and what it dubbed the party's "anti-gay fringe."
It started with the Log Cabin Republicans being shut out of the convention exhibit hall, featured outgoing governor Rick Perry comparing homosexuality to alcoholism and ended with the state GOP officially supporting "gay therapy" as part of its policy platform.
The state party chairman has since distanced himself from the policy, and Perry apologized this week, saying he "stepped in it" with his remarks.
Gregory Angelo, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, laid the blame on "single-issue voters " who he said are candid about not wanting the gay community in the party.
But he said one of the most striking takeaways from the scuffle was the allies — including some Tea Party representatives and Evangelical Christians – who stood with the group when they protested their exclusion.
Still, Angelo vowed a fight, saying that despite both sides claiming to be under the GOP tent, "that doesn't mean we can't leave some blood on the table."
Democrats are also relatively recent converts to the cause.
President Barack Obama only changed his tune on the issue in 2012. Hillary Clinton was pressed last week by a radio reporter over her stance on gay marriage when she was First Lady in the 1990s, and she admitted her opinions "evolved" on the matter.
Meanwhile, Solomon said some Republican heavyweights – infamous strategist Karl Rove among them – see a 2016 Republican presidential candidate who supports gay marriage as a real possibility, and he argued candidates would come to realize they would alienate more voters by opposing same-sex marriage than embracing it. According to the Pew Center, it is or will soon be legal for gays and lesbians to marry in 17 U.S. states.